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Lovonya DeJean Middle

Q: Is Lovonya DeJean Middle a good school?

Lovonya DeJean Middle ranks in the bottom 1.7% of California middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Lovonya DeJean Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 381 students attended Lovonya DeJean Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Lovonya DeJean Middle?

Students at Lovonya DeJean Middle are 79% Hispanic, 13% African American, 3% White, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

Q: What high school do graduates of Lovonya DeJean Middle attend?

Students who attend Lovonya DeJean Middle usually go on to attend John F. Kennedy High

Public Grades 7-8

2713^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 2% of California middle schools

Summary

Lovonya DeJean Middle is a public school serving about 380 students in grades 7 and 8 in Richmond, California, within the West Contra Costa Unified school district, and it has consistently ranked among the very lowest-performing middle schools in the state for the past decade.

The school faces significant challenges, with academic proficiency rates in English, math, and science all below 10%, which is far lower than the district average and nearby schools like Hercules Middle and Fred T. Korematsu Middle. Chronic absenteeism, where students miss a large portion of the school year, is also a serious concern at 35%, which is nearly double the state average and higher than most other schools in the area. While the school spends a similar amount per student as some other district schools, this has not translated into better outcomes, and all student groups have struggled.

Interestingly, the data shows that high-performing schools exist within the same district and in neighboring districts like Albany City Unified, which includes Albany Middle, demonstrating that different educational approaches can yield better results even for students with similar needs. The school's deep-rooted challenges suggest that improvement would likely require systemic changes beyond just increased funding, focusing on instructional quality and student engagement to address the persistent trends in absenteeism and low test scores.

381

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

81.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3400 Macdonald Ave.
Richmond, CA 94805-4501

(510) 231-1430

District: West Contra Costa Unified

Students who attend Lovonya DeJean Middle usually attend:

High:

John F. Kennedy High

Feeder schools for Lovonya DeJean Middle:

Elementary:	Coronado Elementary
	Grant Elementary
	Lincoln Elementary
	Martin Luther King Junior Elementary
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	Michelle Obama Elementary
	Nystrom Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.0%

African American:

13.4%

White:

3.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 8th percentile in 2013 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (6% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school6%

District avg28%

California avg41%

2,713^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Middle Schools in the West Contra Costa Unified

1110^th of 1,543West Contra Costa Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.2	2713 of 2761	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	2728 of 2783	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	2738 of 2781	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	2675 of 2740	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	2649 of 2715	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	2433 of 2480	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.8	2467 of 2508	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.2	2448 of 2497	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.5	2241 of 2477	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.4	2184 of 2379	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.4	2144 of 2259	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.0	2098 of 2236	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	15.6	1950 of 2179	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	9.1	1937 of 2063	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.9	1912 of 2005	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.0	1885 of 1999	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	10.0	1683 of 1804	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	9.4	1687 of 1777	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	9.3	1689 of 1769	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	602 of 609	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	627 of 627	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	613 of 613	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	603 of 637	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	626 of 643	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	595 of 600	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	0.3	714 of 715	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.6	743 of 745	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.7	696 of 700	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	20.8	1431 of 1531	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	1400 of 1491	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	1355 of 1369	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	28.2	1331 of 1478	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	1295 of 1521	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	1450 of 1540	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	1390 of 1442	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	1245 of 1364	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.5	2505 of 2533	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	2507 of 2551	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	2503 of 2531	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	2423 of 2509	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.0	2355 of 2380	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.7	2223 of 2262	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.9	2362 of 2395	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	2347 of 2388	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	2330 of 2374	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	2285 of 2359	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	2168 of 2213	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.7	2040 of 2072	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	465 of 477	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	360 of 394	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.1	2496 of 2542	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	2534 of 2579	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	2496 of 2531	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	2391 of 2458	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	2307 of 2369	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.7	2185 of 2230	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.2	2503 of 2534	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	2533 of 2552	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	2505 of 2538	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	2494 of 2527	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	2377 of 2407	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.3	2248 of 2273	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	1559 of 1566	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	1514 of 1531	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)10th percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2022)7th percentile+4 vs school

Homeless (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

African American (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Asian (2023)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy10%-39 vs state

Mathematics4%-33 vs state

Science4%-29 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)		CSA Spanish Listening (2025)		CSA Spanish Writing (2025)		CSA Spanish Reading (2025)		CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lovonya DeJean Middle	Public	7-8	3400 Macdonald Ave.	Richmond	94805	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1430	381	19	20.3	81.9%	12 (3.1%)	51 (13.4%)	301 (79.0%)	10 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	6.2	2713^th of 2761 public middle schools	1.7%		7.4	2728^th of 2783 public middle schools	2.0%	15									3.7	3.7		10.1	9.9	10.0		3.9	4.2	4.1
Manzanita Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	461 33rd St.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	Manzanita Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 222-3500	92	4	23.0	85.9%	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)	87 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	17.9	2322^nd of 2761 public middle schools	15.9%		30.5	1790^th of 2783 public middle schools	35.7%	532									10.0	10.0	23.5	25.0	35.0	29.2	5.9	9.7	17.5	12.5	$39,829	$35,778	$4,051
Richmond Charter Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	1450 Marina Way South	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	Richmond Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 235-2465	296	8	36.7	82.1%	7 (2.4%)	12 (4.1%)	270 (91.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	34.1	1674^th of 2761 public middle schools	39.4%		43.1	1370^th of 2783 public middle schools	50.8%	304									13.8	13.8	41.9	51.6	45.3	46.3	20.4	19.4	14.7	18.2	$35,777	$34,322	$1,455
Fred T. Korematsu Middle	Public	7-8	7125 Donal Ave.	El Cerrito	94530	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1449	708	30	23.6	38.6%	191 (27.0%)	83 (11.7%)	223 (31.5%)	128 (18.1%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	75 (10.6%)	58.8	933^rd of 2761 public middle schools	66.2%		61.7	845^th of 2783 public middle schools	69.6%	88	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	39.0	39.0		48.2	47.6	47.9		39.3	36.6	38.0
Helms Middle	Public	7-8	2500 Road 20	San Pablo	94806	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 233-3988	558	25	22.1	81.9%	9 (1.6%)	28 (5.0%)	485 (86.9%)	28 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	7.7	2685^th of 2761 public middle schools	2.8%		8	2717^th of 2783 public middle schools	2.4%	32									6.3	6.3		11.4	11.0	11.2		7.2	6.2	6.6
Albany Middle	Public	6-8	1259 Brighton Ave.	Albany	94706	Alameda County	Albany City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 558-3600	911	47	19.5	30.7%	203 (22.3%)	41 (4.5%)	164 (18.0%)	304 (33.4%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	191 (21.0%)	94.7	164^th of 2761 public middle schools	94.1%		95.2	143^rd of 2783 public middle schools	94.9%	21									59.7	59.7	79.6	79.4	74.4	77.9	67.5	66.2	68.0	67.2	$24,157	$23,296	$861
Betty Reid Soskin Middle	Public	6-8	1121 Allview Ave.	El Sobrante	94803	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1447	372	20	18.5	55.4%	21 (5.6%)	62 (16.7%)	179 (48.1%)	76 (20.4%)	3 (0.8%)	8 (2.2%)	23 (6.2%)	12.7	2529^th of 2761 public middle schools	8.4%		14.3	2499^th of 2783 public middle schools	10.2%	30									9.0	9.0		25.2	13.7	19.3		18.1	5.8	11.8
Pinole Middle	Public	7-8	1575 Mann Dr.	Pinole	94564	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1436	381	15	25.1	80.1%	36 (9.4%)	46 (12.1%)	199 (52.2%)	77 (20.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (5.0%)	26	1951^st of 2761 public middle schools	29.3%		21.8	2184^th of 2783 public middle schools	21.5%	233									9.9	9.9		38.9	29.5	34.2		30.3	12.0	21.4
Longfellow Arts and Technology Middle	Public	6-8	1701 San Pablo Ave.	Berkeley	94702	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6360	462	32	14.5	44.6%	132 (28.6%)	79 (17.1%)	150 (32.5%)	38 (8.2%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (12.1%)	83.4	403^rd of 2761 public middle schools	85.4%		73.3	626^th of 2783 public middle schools	77.5%	223									45.4	45.4	66.3	61.2	55.0	61.3	60.8	63.2	58.8	61.0	$35,335	$34,472	$863
Martin Luther King Middle	Public	6-8	1781 Rose St.	Berkeley	94703	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6280	851	47	18.0	32.5%	360 (42.3%)	90 (10.6%)	173 (20.3%)	90 (10.6%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	132 (15.5%)	92.9	201^st of 2761 public middle schools	92.7%		94	184^th of 2783 public middle schools	93.4%	17									61.1	61.1	72.5	72.9	71.7	72.3	65.2	66.4	65.9	65.8	$27,295	$26,700	$595

Frequently Asked Questions about Lovonya DeJean Middle

What high school do graduates of Lovonya DeJean Middle attend?

Students who attend Lovonya DeJean Middle usually go on to attend John F. Kennedy High

What district is Lovonya DeJean Middle in?

West Contra Costa Unified

Is Lovonya DeJean Middle a good school?

Lovonya DeJean Middle ranks in the bottom 1.7% of California middle schools.

How many students attend Lovonya DeJean Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 381 students attended Lovonya DeJean Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Lovonya DeJean Middle?

Students at Lovonya DeJean Middle are 79% Hispanic, 13% African American, 3% White, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

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